CVE-2012-2378: apache cxf
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-2378 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in apache cxf. EPSS estimates a 3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 05-01-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Apache CXF 2.4.5 through 2.4.7, 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, does not properly enforce child policies of a WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 SupportingToken policy on the client side, which allows remote attackers to bypass the (1) AlgorithmSuite, (2) SignedParts, (3) SignedElements, (4) EncryptedParts, and (5) EncryptedElements policies.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.93% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apache1 product
- cxf2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | 2.6.0
Org.apache.cxf1 product
- cxf≥ 2.4.5, < 2.4.8 | ≥ 2.5.1, < 2.5.3 | ≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
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- github.com/apache/cxfPACKAGE